#angelus

I think it's the easiest to prove when comparing him to Spike. We see both of them with and without their souls after all...

I haven't seen anyone mention it before but the comparison between Angelus and Spikes victims supports my theory that Angel hates women.

Because who are the most mentioned/known victims of Angelus?

Teenage, defensless girls that he became obsessed with, ruined their lives and t0rtured them to death.

Compare that to Spike who is known for killing slayers. Also women, but the strongest of them. The ones vampires are scared of.

Angelus loves to torment girls who have done nothing wrong and have no way of defending themselves while spike loves to overpower the strongest women in the world (and he gives them quick death, it's not about causing pain).

Of course neither of them is good... but there is a big difference in what they are proud of and enjoy.

Another example would be that Halloween episode where Buffy dresses up as some lady from the past and later tells Angel that she wanted to see what it was like to be a girl he probably had a crush on in his youth.

His response? His "comforting" response? "I hated the girls back then" and then added something about all of them being idiots and Buffy being "not like other girls".

Again, let's compare that to Spike. Spike who, as a human, was brutally (she really didn't need to be THAT cruel about it) rejected by a woman he was in love with and yet didn't show any sign of resentment towards her. I know if he was Angelus he would've come back to ruin her life after he got turned. He did with Buffy and she loved him.

And yet, that never happens. He even meets her later on in the story (she became a demon) and there seems to be some fondness in their short interaction.

And my last example would be the fact that Angel "fell in love" with Buffy when she was 14. I really don't understand how this isn't an ick for so many people.